Microwave Radio DVC 4000 Manual

DVC4000
Digital Video Encoder and
Digital Video Decoder
Operator’s Guide
Manual Part No. 400516-1 Rev. B December 2008

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Part number 400516-1
Revision B December 2008
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Communications (MRC) DVC4000 Digital Video Encoder and
Digital Video Decoder.
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Contents
Contents-1DVC4000 Operator’s Guide
Notices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
About This Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Copyright - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Proprietary Material - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Quality Certification - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Conventions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - ii
Symbols Used- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii
On-Line Viewing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii
Warranty Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii
Products Manufactured by MRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii
Products Manufactured By Others - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iv
All Products - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iv
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
Chapter Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
How to Use This Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
What This Manual Covers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
How They’re Organized - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
For Whom It’s Written - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Related Documents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Ordering Documentation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Calling for Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Supported Repairs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Tell Us What You Think! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Product Description- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Chapter Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
System Description - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Configuration Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Configuration Descriptions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-2
Power Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
Mounting and Deployment Options - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
System Integration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
DVC4000 Configurations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-3
DVC4000-E Digital Video Encoder - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4
DVC4000-D Digital Video Decoder - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4
For More Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5
Routine Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
Chapter Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
Overview of Controls, Indicators and Connectors - - - - - 3-1
DVC4000 Controls and Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
DVC4000-E Encoder Connectors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-2
DVC4000-D Decoder Connectors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-4
Preparing for Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-5
Fixed or Mobile Installation- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-5
Powering the DVC4000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-5
Using the DVC4000 Menus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-6
Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-6
Menu Configurations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-8
Main Screen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-8
Cursors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-8
Accessing the Menus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-10
DVC4000-E Digital Video Encoder Menu Operations- - 3-10
Monitor/Change MPEG Encoder Settings - - - - - - - 3-10
Monitor/Change Color Bars Settings - - - - - - - - - - - 3-13
Monitor/Change Chroma Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-14
Monitor/Change BISS Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-15
Monitor/Change Delay Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-17
Monitor/Change Bit Rate Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-18
Monitor/Change Video Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-20
Monitor/Change Audio A Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-21
Monitor/Change Audio B Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-23
Monitor Network Name - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-25

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Monitor Service Name - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-27
Monitor/Change System Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-28
Monitor Current Preset - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-30
Save Preset Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-31
Recall Preset Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-32
Monitor Active Errors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-33
Monitor Error Log - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-33
Monitor System Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-35
Perform System Reset - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-36
DVC4000-D Digital Video Decoder Menu Operations - 3-37
Monitor/Change MPEG Decoder Settings - - - - - - - 3-37
Monitor Preset Service Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-39
Select Service Number - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-40
Select Service Number 0 PIDs- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-41
Monitor Video Status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-44
Monitor Video Rate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-45
Monitor Video Format - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-47
Monitor Chroma Setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-48
Monitor Video Aspect Ratio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-49
Monitor Group of Pictures Structure - - - - - - - - - - - 3-51
Monitor/Change Color Bars Settings - - - - - - - - - - 3-52
Monitor/Change NTSC Pedestal Settings - - - - - - - 3-54
Monitor/Change Audio Output Settings- - - - - - - - - 3-55
Monitor Audio A Status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-56
Monitor/Change Audio A Attenuation Level - - - - - - 3-58
Monitor Audio A Rate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-59
Monitor Audio B Status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-61
Monitor/Change Audio B Attenuation Level - - - - - - 3-62
Monitor Audio B Rate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-64
Monitor/Change Video Loss Settings - - - - - - - - - - 3-65
Monitor/Change Gen Lock Settings - - - - - - - - - - - 3-66
Monitor/Change Gen Lock Offset Settings - - - - - - 3-68
Monitor/Change BISS Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-69
Monitor/Change Default Format Settings - - - - - - - - 3-71
Monitor/Change Video Blanking Interval 1 Settings- 3-72
Monitor/Change Video Blanking Interval 2 Settings- 3-74
Monitor/Change System Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-75
Monitor Current Preset- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-77
Save Preset Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-78
Recall Preset Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-79
Monitor Active Errors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-80
Monitor Error Log - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-80
Monitor System Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-82
Perform System Reset- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-83
Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Chapter Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Status LEDs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Error Codes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Glossary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A-1
Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B-1

1
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Introduction
1.1 Chapter Overview
This chapter will introduce you to the Operator’s Guide: what it
covers, how it’s organized, and for whom it’s written.
1.2 How to Use This Manual
A CD ROM, delivered with each DVC4000-E Digital Video
Encoder and the DVC4000-D Digital Video Decoder, contains
PDF files for the Operator’s Guide, the Technical Reference
Manual, and the Quick Reference Card.
The Operator’s Guide, the Technical Reference Manual, and the
Quick Reference Card are also available for download through
the MRC E-Synergy Customer Portal. For more information or to
obtain a User Name and Password, please go to:
http://www.mrcglobalsolutions.com/support/e_synergy_portal
Hardcopies of the Operator’s Guide and Technical Reference
Manual are provided only if they were requested when your
equipment was ordered.
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1.3 What This Manual Covers
This manual describes how to operate both the DVC4000-E
Digital Video Encoder and DVC4000-D Digital Video Decoder
and covers both configurations of the DVC4000.
For information on Installation, Repair, Replacement Parts, and
Theory of Operation, refer to the DVC4000 Digital Video Encoder
and Digital Video Decoder Technical Reference Manual.
Note General references applicable to both the Digital
Video Encoder and Digital Video Decoder in this
manual shall reflect the generic title of “DVC4000”.
Specific references to the Digital Video Encoder
will reflect the title of “DVC4000-E” and specific
references to the Digital Video Decoder will reflect
the title of “DVC4000-D”.
Your DVC4000 can be rack-mounted in a standard 19-inch (48.3
cm) rack for fixed site or mobile operations .

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1.4 How They’re Organized
The manuals for the DVC4000 are organized as follows:
Note The Technical Reference Manual contains
everything in the Operator’s Guide, plus additional
technical content.
Chapter Operator’s
Guide
Technical
Reference
Manual
Introduction ✔ ✔
Product Description ✔ ✔
Routine Operation ✔ ✔
Troubleshooting ✔ ✔
Installation ✔
Repair ✔
Replacement Parts ✔
Theory of Operation ✔
Appendix A - Glossary ✔ ✔
1.5 For Whom It’s Written
This manual is intended for use by qualified installers and
service personnel. Users of this manual should already be
familiar with basic concepts of radio, video, and audio.
1.6 Related Documents
• DVC4000 Digital Video Encoder and Digital Video
Decoder Technical Reference Manual (part no. 400517-1)
• DVC4000 Digital Video Encoder and Digital Video
Decoder Quick Reference Card (part no. 400518-1)
1.7 Ordering Documentation
Any of the above manuals may be ordered by contacting MRC
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